Lessons Learned: School based Reform and its Impact on the Restructuring of a Teacher Preparation Program

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Mastin, J., Polman, J. & Beyer, K. (2001). Lessons Learned: School based Reform and its Impact on the Restructuring of a Teacher Preparation Program. In J. Price et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (pp. 63-67). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
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Conference Information

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2001
Norfolk, VA
2001
ISBN 1-880094-41-X
  Jerry Price, Dee Anna Willis, Niki Davis & Jerry Willis
AACE

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Authors

Jan Mastin, Joseph Polman, Univ. of Missouri-St. Louis, USA; Kathleen Beyer, Educational Visions, USA

Abstract

The reform in teacher technology integration at our university is based on a school reform project. Thirteen area classrooms were equipped with the latest technology. We were selected to train the teachers to use technology and inquiry-based, student-centered learning. Monthly meetings, training sessions and classroom visits were instituted. Our teachers were eager to learn and returned to their classrooms ready to try the new technology-rich, inquiry-based projects with their students. The result: student scores improved, students' projects became more professional, and the students became empowered by their success. We based our strategies on the success we had with our involvement in the aforementioned school reform and we relied heavily on the thirteen classrooms as observation sites for our preservice teachers. Our success during our first year far exceeded expectations. We are on our way to preparing our students to be the facilitators of technology-enriched, activity-based classrooms of the future.

Keywords

• Training
• Classrooms
• Students
• Teachers
• Educational Technology

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